The world is replete with humbugs. Jesus Christ said, "Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them." Perhaps there is wisdom to be found in thinking not only about birds, but also about bugs, not only about cherubs, but also about con-artists. Perhaps it can help us to distinguish deceivers from the genuine, avoid deception and trust sensibly.

Taylor Rutherford has always known that there was more to her than her stunning beauty, brilliance and her desire to be a brain surgeon. She also knew that she could murder if provoked. Love provoked her. She wanted the playwright Evan Tathmen with all of her heart but he loved his wife and baby daughter Wendy. His family had to die for her love to live.

When boat trader Daniel Cassidy is approached by a Turkish businessman who offers him a lucrative international deal, he has his suspicions about the quality of the vessels on offer. Little does he realise that the boats are the last thing he should be worrying about - their hidden cargo is far more sinister.

All Suzanne wants is to fit in with the popular girls, Cleo and Minka. When she receives an invitation from Cleo to join her on a boat trip to the exclusive nightclub The Cove, Suzanne is ecstatic. The problem is new friends aren't always what they seem...
Short story (just over 4,000 words) from "Underleaf" - a collection of twisted and strange short stories. "Underleaf" is available now.

It’s the biggest lie in the English language. Four hundred years of duping the world.
A tale of corruption, passion, murder - and our greatest literary works. Two remarkable men, the frenzied times they lived in and the fixated people around them.
William Shakespeare.
Christopher Marlowe.
One is the real playwright.
The other is the stooge.
Which is which?
‘The Playmakers’. The novel that reveals

When her daughter is murdered, Grace Kennan is devastated and after a telephone call, finds herself mixed up in deception and deceit. With some serious decisions to make, she knows that the consequences of these decisions will have a long and lasting affect on her family. Can she find the courage and strength to do what has to be done?

IMAGINE . . .
living in a constant state of yesteryear, when the worst days of your past were the “good ol’ days.”
MEET . . .
Milton, a man burdened with guilt and shame; Annette, his wife and Sheila, her fiery and irresistible sister who staked a claim on Milton that never subsided.
A tumultuous story of love, deceit, and the dark side of humanity...
When We Were Young!

Rose Cottage hides a dark secret known only to Harry Davidson and his two dogs. The thatched cottage lies nestled among the rolling hills of picturesque West Sussex, England. Constable Alaister McMaster of the Sussex Constabulary stumbles across a fragment of broken china that opens up an investigation leading him to Rose Cottage. Due to his loyalty to a good friend he agonizes over a moral di

Chiamaka got entangled in a deceitful plot he could regret for the rest of his life. With the discovery that he had fallen in love with Ari, a woman he met under a pretense on the Internet, he’s conflicted on whether to come out with his true identity or not. But at what price? Would telling Ari the truth not break more than the deceit, but their hearts as well?